To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans she has to re-examine the entitlement of persons receiving disability living allowance. [7148]

[holding answer 7 July 1997]: Our aim is to restore confidence in the social security system by having systems which promote honesty and integrity and ensure that people are receiving their correct entitlement.Over the next two to three years, in addition to the normal maintenance of disability living allowance claims, the Benefits Agency will be making inquiries by post and through home visits of around 425,000 DLA recipients to establish whether the correct amount of benefit is being paid.